Thechamail is a type of poncho-like clothing fromCentral Asia.^[2]

As a result of Central-Asian influence, this type of clothing also appears in Indian works of art of the 1st millennium CE, as inAjanta orBagh.^[2] The chamail was probably introduced in India by theSakas or theKushans.^[2] The chamail also appears in Gandharan Buddhist sites such asFondukistan andBamiyan, and even as far asXinjiang.^[2] InKashmir also, the chamail appears on the Buddha or Bodhisattavas during the 6–7th century CE.^[2]

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  Gandhara King devotee wearing the chamail, 3rd–4th century CE
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  A foreigner inSasanian dress drinking wine, on the ceiling of the central hall of Cave 1, Ajanta, likely a generic scene from an object imported from Central Asia (460–480 CE)^[3][4]
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  Wearer of a chamail (right) in thePenjikent murals^[2]
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  Servant wearing chamail dress, Penjikent

• Spink, Walter M. (2007).Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 5: Cave by Cave. Leiden: Brill.ISBN 978-90-04-15644-9.

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